{"id":2189,"date":"2025-07-25T10:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=2189"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:02:35","slug":"chennai-metro-rail-tourist-card-chennai-metro-tourist-card","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/chennai-metro-rail-tourist-card-chennai-metro-tourist-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card | Chennai Metro Tourist Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card | Chennai Metro Tourist Card<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"csdtable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"580\"><strong>Tourist Card<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Description <\/strong><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"458\"><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>1 Day<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"458\"><strong>Rs.100\/- (Fare) + Rs.50\/- (Refundable Deposit) on surrender of card.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>30 days<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"458\"><strong>Rs. 2500\/- (Fare) + Rs. 50\/- (Refundable Deposit) on surrender of card<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Special features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"458\"><strong>Unlimited rides &amp; Can be purchased on all days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 Day Tourist Card is Valid for one day only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>30 Days Tourist Card is valid for 30 days from the date of purchase &amp; start to use.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>For More Information Click the Below Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chennai Metro Rail Fare Chart<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chennai Metro Rail Timings Table<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chennai Metro Rail Monthly Pass Fare<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/chennai-metro-trip-card-fare-chennai-metro-trip-card-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chennai Metro Trip Card Details<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s the <strong>official Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card<\/strong> \u2014 the simplest way to enjoy unlimited travel without needing separate passes or tokens:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Tourist Card Types &amp; Features<\/h2>\n<p>According to CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1\u2011Day Tourist Card<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Price: <strong>\u20b9100<\/strong> (includes \u20b950 travel fare + \u20b950 refundable deposit)<\/li>\n<li>Offers <strong>unlimited rides for one day<\/strong> on the Metro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>30\u2011Days Tourist Card (Monthly Pass)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Price: <strong>\u20b92,500<\/strong> (\u20b92,450 travel value + \u20b950 refundable deposit)<\/li>\n<li>Valid for <strong>30 consecutive days<\/strong> of unlimited travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Eligibility &amp; Purchase<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No ID proof required<\/strong> \u2014 purchase any day while not expired.<\/li>\n<li>Available at <strong>any Chennai Metro station ticket counter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcb3 Pricing Comparison<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Pass Type<\/th>\n<th>Validity<\/th>\n<th>Total Cost<\/th>\n<th>Refundable Deposit<\/th>\n<th>Best For<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1\u2011Day Tourist<\/td>\n<td>1 day<\/td>\n<td>\u20b9100<\/td>\n<td>\u20b950<\/td>\n<td>Tourists or multiple rides<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30\u2011Days Tourist<\/td>\n<td>30 days<\/td>\n<td>\u20b92,500<\/td>\n<td>\u20b950<\/td>\n<td>Frequent Metro commuters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>For frequent riders, the <strong>30\u2011days unlimited card<\/strong> offers significant savings compared to paying \u20b910\u2013\u20b950 per trip via tokens or cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Important Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>As of <strong>February 2025<\/strong>, CMRL may have stopped issuing Tourist Cards (both types) owing to reported misuse across unfinished passes<\/li>\n<li>Despite this, the official CMRL documents still list Tourist Cards under the fare and pass structure \u2014 check at counters if still available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\uddfe Additional Travel Options<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Singara Chennai Card (NCMC)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Rechargeable prepaid card accepted on <strong>Metro and MTC buses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Offers <strong>20% fare discount<\/strong> on each ride but <strong>does not offer unlimited access<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Physical card from CMRL station (<strong>preferred<\/strong>) or from MTC depots. Limited support on online top-up and balance update tools have been reported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trip Cards<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Discounts for repeated travel between a fixed set of stations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26f3 Final Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tourist Cards provide great value if you travel multiple times in a day (for 1\u2011day) or month (for 30\u2011day).<\/li>\n<li>Due to recent system revisions, availability of these cards may be limited\u2014<strong>confirm availability at the counter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For long-term use with discount per ride, the <strong>Singara Chennai Card (NCMC)<\/strong> is a viable alternative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locating the nearest metro station where Tourist Cards may still be issued?<\/li>\n<li>Comparing cost between different pass\/ticket types based on typical trips?<\/li>\n<li>Using or recharging a Singara Chennai Card rather than a Tourist Card?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card | Chennai Metro Tourist Card Chennai Metro Rail Tourist Card Tourist Card Description Cost Features 1 Day Rs.100\/- (Fare) + Rs.50\/- (Refundable Deposit) on surrender of card. 30 days Rs. 2500\/- (Fare) + Rs. 50\/- (Refundable Deposit) on surrender of card Special features Unlimited rides &amp; Can be purchased on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}